Do I seem like a family type of person? From my view I don't really feel that way. That does not mean I don't get along with my family, I do, very well in some cases, but the stereotypical idea of family bonding seems far and distant, like an foreign type of society. Doesn't really matter. I like my family and get along with them. However if I do grow up to have a family of my own, I'll try my best to be a decent dad.
Anyhoo, to end it off, Happy Family Day.
And yes, I have been having a blast on Ask.fm so far. No regrets yet <3
AHHHH, SURPRISE GAME REVIEW YO. Bet you didn't see this coming up did you? Oh wait, you saw the post picture? Today on Kevin's Blog: Alice Mare (I should really stop saying that).
Hmmmm... how to sum up Alice Mare in a paragraph or two. Well, let's start off with the BARE BASICS. Alice Mare is kind of like a horror game. While the author definitely didn't try to turn it out into a fully-fledged horror game, there are some aspects of horror in it. The game is more of a mystery with a storybook/fairytail, yet somehow spooky feeling that follows you around the whole time (kind of like bad breath). It's a short game, as far as Wolf RPG Editor/RPG Maker games go, but the artwork and story are charming, even if you do need to dig in a bit to really "feel".
You follow Allen, a boy who's story you have no idea about (mostly because he's lost his memory). The game starts off with a man explaining to you the rules around your new home (after losing your parents), and pushes you off to meet the other children. Eventually you end up uncovering the past of all the children at the orphanage-esque home (not sure if I used -esque right there, I'm trying out new things) and there's kind of a little feely moment at the end of each story.
Like most of the games I talk about, there are multiple endings (especially since Wolf RPG Editor supports that feature), although I didn't bother digging around for the other ones. Alice Mare is a really well designed and thought out game (for a Wolf RPG Editor one), and it's charming in it's own little way. You can grab the English translation for free from vgperson (who else?) and give it a shot right now. Puzzles may or may not be included.
Wait. What? 2 REVIEWS IN ONE POST? UNHEARD OF.
Yes, there will be a second one, although this one will be kind of different from the usual. Why? Well... I haven't exactly finished this one, so I'm kind of taking a risk (however the risk is only if the game starts going downhill from where I'm at) with this one. Oh well, here we go.
Star Stealing Prince is a fantastical game. It's also got a charming storybook/fairytail type of feeling to it, and maybe that's why I'm attached to it. The game does have the turn-based battles, and while those actually bug me a lot, I found it to compliment the game very well. There is so much attention to detail in this game, and the look of it is just incredible. Plenty of dialogue, but not too much to overwhelm. It's kind of a perfect blend of everything. Anyhow, onto the synopsis.
There is a land where it always snows, but the thing is that the snow never melts. Eternal frost as one may say. You take control of Prince Snowe, who has inherited his parents' kingdom(and later on his companions, as it is a turn-based battle type of game), where he is well loved and one with everybody. However one day you have a nightmare, and discover that your parents locked up a girl in a tower to the east. Hoping to clean your family's slate, you traverse to the tower (having a near death experience) to save the princess, only to find she does not need rescuing. She along with her bodyguard end up escorting you back, but things are not as you left them... and there is more to what your parents did than you think. Uncover the mystery of Prince Snowe and what really happened in Star Stealing Prince.
Wow, that was long. I'm up to Chapter Four at this point (near the end I think), and there are still three more chapters (clocking up to a total of seven chapters) of employment for me to have. The game is developed by Star*Cadets using RPG Maker VX. It futures 9 - 10 hours of gameplay, and YES OF COURSE THERE ARE DIFFERENT ENDINGS (gotta have those). I'm really having fun with the game right now (although it took me nearly the whole of today trying to get past this one boss) and I will be sad when I finish it, but happy too.
For everybody who may enjoy the game, there is a sequel... erm... kinda? It's actually a web novel (interesting!), which follows the adventures of Snowe after the bad ending. Give it a check after you've finished the game (with bad ending of course) and tell me how it goes. The game is available for download right here.
I was actually going to talk more, but I'm so deeply sorry for just going off on Star Stealing Prince. In order to make up for this, I will leave you with this 100% absolutely stunningly kawaii picture of Yoshino (best girl obviously). Thanks for reading. I'm an 8 this evening, and I'll see you (figuratively) in the next post. I feel like I forgot something because I was writing so fast. Oh well.
"Seeing through is rarely seeing into." - Elizabeth Bibesco
No comments:
Post a Comment